The Castle RollsA list of every visitable castle in the United Kingdom

The Castle Rolls

Castles with gardens.

137 castles where visitors single out the gardens as a reason to visit - drawn from publicly available Google reviews across every operator and all four nations. Not every castle with a lawn: only the ones people actually praise the gardens for.

137On this roll
70England
7Northern Ireland
46Scotland
14Wales

England - 70

Castle Howard

Castle Howard

North Yorkshire

“…o were keen to impart their knowledge. Beautiful gardens. A couple of tea rooms where the food was good quality and…”

★ 4.6 · 8,811 reviews

Chiddingstone Castle

Chiddingstone Castle

Kent

★ 4.5 · 679 reviews

Scotney Castle

Scotney Castle

Kent

★ 4.7 · 6,963 reviews

Stokesay Castle

Stokesay Castle

Shropshire

★ 4.7 · 2,486 reviews

Wallingford Castle

Wallingford Castle

Oxfordshire

“Pretty well maintained gardens. You will need a local guide (or use your Ai assistant) to…”

★ 4.4 · 395 reviews

Watermouth Castle

Watermouth Castle

Devon

“…’re into history, fairy tales, rides or gorgeous gardens, it’s super quirky and there’s something for everyone to en…”

★ 4.5 · 2,301 reviews

Whitstable Castle & Gardens

Whitstable Castle & Gardens

Kent

“…rming building with a long history. The lovely gardens and house are maintained by very friendly, welcoming and kn…”

★ 4.4 · 2,669 reviews

Scotland - 46

Crossbasket Castle

Crossbasket Castle

South Lanarkshire

“…s and Grounds, and admire the luscious, well-kept gardens. The food, like everything else, was perfect. Furthermore,…”

★ 4.7 · 796 reviews

Floors Castle

Floors Castle

Scottish Borders

“…tle and grounds, I especially liked the walled garden. Like many of the properties open to the public it is under…”

★ 4.6 · 1,392 reviews

Fonab Castle Hotel

Fonab Castle Hotel

Perth and Kinross

★ 4.5 · 844 reviews

Wales - 14

Bodelwyddan Castle

Bodelwyddan Castle

Denbighshire

★ 4.5 · 2,312 reviews

Chirk Castle

Chirk Castle

Wrexham

★ 4.7 · 7,076 reviews

Cyfarthfa Castle

Cyfarthfa Castle

Merthyr Tydfil

★ 4.6 · 2,537 reviews

Tretower Court and Castle

Tretower Court and Castle

Powys

★ 4.7 · 783 reviews

Where this list comes from

Castles get onto this list one of two ways. Most are here because a real visitor praised the gardens in a Google review - a walled garden, formal planting, or gardens named as the highlight, and where they did, their words are on the card. The rest are here because the castle's own site confirms them. Castles that merely have grounds or a lawn aren't included - this is a list of places people go for the gardens, not ones that happen to have some.

Always check before you book

Gardens are seasonal and opening times vary - many are at their best in spring and summer and some close over winter. Check the castle's own page (linked from every entry) for current garden opening times before you travel.